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  South Africa took a step Tuesday to hasten the transfer of land from white to black owners when parliament backed a motion seeking to change the constitution to allow land expropriation without compensation. The ruling African National Congress has long promised reforms to redress racial disparities in land ownership, and the subject remains highly emotive more than two decades after the end of apartheid. Whites still own most of South Africa's land following centuries of brutal colonial dispossession. Tuesday's motion was brought by the radical left Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party but was supported by the ANC, which controls almost two-thirds of the parliament compared with EFF's 6 percent. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said after his inauguration two weeks ago that he would speed up the transfer of land to black people, although he stressed that food production and security must be preserved. Launching a debate on the motion in...

The Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Ms Ummy Mwalimu challenged the women to be confident and innovative, saying it’s a key requisites to penetrate in the lucrative sector. She said “This is one of the most important sectors of economy. “It has a lot of opportunities to turn one’s life for better if fully utilised,” Ms Mwalimu said in a message read on her behalf by the Ministry’s Director of Children, Ms Margaret Mussai over the weekend. The minister speech was read at a meeting ‘Women in Tourism 2018’ organised by the Hotels Association of Tanzania (HAT) in collaboration with the Association of Women in Tourism Tanzania (AWOTTA). The minister said women stand a better chance to contribute dearly in the sector and national economy. She said “It is my hope that the deliberations accrued from this meeting will be used to encourage and promote more women to step up in tourism as an important sector having many business oppo...

A s a shark biologist, I enjoy nothing more than going scuba diving with sharks in the wild. However, I realise it’s an immense privilege to do this as part of my work – and that for the vast majority of people experiencing the underwater world in such a way is simply not possible. Nevertheless, even without the aid of an air tank humans interact with fish on many levels and in greater numbers than they do with mammals and birds. An associate professor at Macquarie University, Sydney, explains that fish are one of the vertebrate taxa most highly utilised by humans. But despite the fact that they are harvested from wild stocks as part of global fishing industries, grown under intensive aquaculture conditions, are the most common pet and are widely used for scientific research, fish are seldom afforded the same level of compassion or welfare as warm-blooded vertebrates. As Brown highlights in his review, part of the problem is the large gap between people’s perception...

  Police have found dismembered body parts believed to belong to a Japanese woman who disappeared after meeting up with an American tourist via a dating application. The gruesome discovery of a torso, arms and legs occurred a day after police found a human head in a suitcase at a lodging facility in Osaka, a major port city about 400km (250 miles) south-west of Tokyo. The suspect has been named in Japanese media as Yevgeniy Vasilievich Bayraktar, 26, of New York. He was arrested last week on suspicion of illegally confining the woman to another short-term rental property in Osaka’s Higashinari ward. The woman, 27, went missing after telling a friend on 15 February that she was travelling from the inland city of Sanda to meet a male acquaintance, local media reported. The pair had been in contact through a dating app that matches Japanese people with foreigners. Those same sources said the two were seen on security camera footage entering the condominium early ...

South Korean President Moon Jae-in is continuing efforts to broker talks between the U.S. and North Korea to reduce tensions over the North’s nuclear program, despite facing reluctance from Washington and Pyongyang, and increasing concerns at home. On Monday, North Korea expressed a willingness for talks with the United States, but did not clarify whether Pyongyang is prepared to address halting and eventually dismantling its threatening nuclear program. The support for dialogue came from Kim Yong Chol, the controversial head of the visiting North Korean delegation to the PyeongChang Olympics closing ceremony.  Kim has been accused of orchestrating a North Korean torpedo attack on a South Korean warship in 2010 that killed 46 sailors. U.S. President Donald Trump responded to the North’s sudden openness to dialogue with skepticism on Monday, saying, " We'll see what happens" and that the "right conditions" must first be in place before talks ...

A Tanzanian court on Monday handed five-month jail terms to two regime opponents, including a lawmaker, for defaming President John Magufuli, their defence counsel said. Joseph Mbilinyi, a lawmaker with main opposition party Chadema in the southern town of Mbeya, was sentenced with party regional secretary Emmanuel Masonga They were charged with linking Magufuli in December to the attempted September assassination of senior opposition lawmaker Tundu Lissu and the abduction of other opposition supporters. Lissu, shot several times at his home, is currently recovering in hospital in Brussels. "The Myeba court gave the accused five months for insulting president Magufuli. As we speak they are already in jail," defence lawyer Peter Kibatala told AFP by phone. He added an appeal would be lodged and that he was calling for their release in the meantime. Mbilinyi says he was not even present when the reputed comments were made linki...

South Korean prosecutors are seeking a 30-year prison sentence for ousted President Park Geun-hye in connection with the massive corruption scandal that led to her political downfall. Prosecutors made the demand Tuesday during a hearing in the Seoul Central District Court, where they also asked the judge to impose a $110 million fine on the former president. The 66-year-old Park is being tried on several counts of bribery, abuse of authority, coercion and leaking government secrets and allegations she used her office to coerce South Korea's major corporations into donating nearly $70 million to two nonprofit corporations controlled by Choi Soon-sil, Park's close friend and confidant. Choi was sentenced by the court earlier this month to 20 years in prison and fined nearly $17 million on charges of abuse of power, bribery and meddling in state affairs. The court is expected to announce its verdict on April 6. South Koreans staged angry street protests in S...

  THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION (NACTE) PUBLIC NOTICE FOR MARCH/APRIL, 2018 ADMISSION CYCLE FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 This is to kindly inform that, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology via its letter with Ref. No. HA.99/242/OVV012/45 dated 1 st February, 2018 has blessed and directed the Council to coordinate admission for March/April, 2018 Intake for the academic year 2018/2019. The Ministry’s directive cancels our letter with Ref. No. AB. 8/175/01/102 dated 16 th January, 2018 regarding March / April Intake for Academic Year 2017/2018. Thus, all institutions with available slots and capacity to offer March/April Intake are now permitted to proceed with admission processes but observing the following conditions: The institution shall have to ensure that all reported students for September, 2017 Admission Cycle (students of the 2017/2018 academic year) are enrolled in the NACTE system before submission of the selected applican...

  The body of Akwilina Akwiline has been laid to rest at home village of Marangu in Rombo District, kilimanjaro. The burial was attended by a lot of top government official including minister for education, science and Education Prof Joyce Ndalichako,Parmanent secretary Dr leonard Akwilapo, kilimanjaro Regional commissioner Anna Mghwira and Regional Police Commander Hamis Issa. Befor the burial the body of deceased was taken to ST Theresa catholic church for the reguiem mass where family members, family relatives, friends and government officials and other leaders paid their last respect. The mass was led by Fr Evans Mavumilio with the representative of the Archbishop of Arusha diocese Fr Issac Aman reminding Tanzanians to abide by the God commandments. SHORT REPORT OF AKWILINA AKWILINE: The late Akwilina Akwiline died from a massive gunshot wound to the head, according to a postmortem report. Relatives of the 22-year-old former National Institute of Transport ...

    U.S. President Donald Trump will announce the "largest-ever" set of sanctions against North Korea during a speech Friday, the latest step in a campaign to pressure Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear and long-range missile development programs. Trump will unveil the new penalties at the Conservative Political Action Conference, an annual event outside Washington attended by thousands of conservative politicians, strategists and activists. "Today I am announcing that we are launching the LARGEST-EVER set of new sanctions on the North Korean regime," Trump will say according to advance excerpts of his speech released by the White House.  "The Treasury Department will soon be taking new action to further cut off sources of revenue and fuel that the regime uses to fund its nuclear program and sustain its military by targeting 56 vessels, shipping companies, and trade businesses that are assisting North Korea in evading sanctions." Some...

NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA INVITATION FOR BIDS 1.     The Government of Tanzania has set aside funds for the operations of the National Examinations Council of Tanzania (NECTA) during the financial year 2017/2018 . It is intended that part of the proceeds of the fund will be used to cover eligible payment under the contract for the Supply of MF Printing Papers Wood Free and Laser Pre Print Papers. 2.     The National Examinations Council of Tanzania now invites sealed quotation from eligible Suppliers of Supply of MF Printing Papers Wood Free and Laser Pre Print Papers. Tendering will be conducted through the N ational Competitive Bidding procedures specified in the   Public Procurement Regulations, 2013 – Government Notice No: 446 as amended in 2016, and is open to all Tenderers as defined in the Regulations. 3:    Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from and insp...